I signed up a year ago.
Offline Well, looks like I've been here a year, officially.
I signed up a year ago, having seen a link from somehwere else lost in the mists of time and beer. I didn't do much that first day, or the month that followed. After the automated email prod, though, I came to check this site out in earnest. I came for the blasphemy; I stayed for the generally high level of intelligence and discussion.
It's good to be here, even a year later.
I just wanted a post that was all about me. That's all.
"Yes, I seriously believe that consciousness is a product of a natural process. I find that the neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers who proceed from that premise are the ones who are actually making useful contributions to our understanding of the mind." - PZ Myers
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congrats!
Nigel, congrats I always enjoy your rational posts. I agree with the loss of the link from beer and time.
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~Happy Anniversary~
Amazing how fast a year goes by, no?
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Nigel, it's been great having you around. I'm glad you've hung around.
Thanks!
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It's been a year and I'd like to say your comments and posts are as welcome now as they were in the beginning; I hope this is a compliment. If not (shrugs) oiy! at least your getting better.
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If man was formed from dirt, why is there still dirt?
A whole year of great rational posts, fabulous wit, and groan-inducing puns. Well done, sir.
Does this mean we can call you "Gramps"?
"Anyone can repress a woman, but you need 'dictated' scriptures to feel you're really right in repressing her. In the same way, homophobes thrive everywhere. But you must feel you've got scripture on your side to come up with the tedious 'Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve' style arguments instead of just recognising that some people are different." - Douglas Murray
Same here. If I recall correctly, I learned about this place from the Blasphemy Challenge videos on YouTube, came for the blasphemy, lurked for a while, then became a member who stayed around for the discussion.
Stultior stulto fuisti, qui tabellis crederes!
If you call Nigel "Gramps" I dread what you'll call me. He made me curious so I looked and found I've been here for 2.5 years. Nowhere near having as good of posts but I am obstinate.
"Transitional fossil" comes to mind. It's as good a name as any.
"I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions."
— George Carlin
"Anyone can repress a woman, but you need 'dictated' scriptures to feel you're really right in repressing her. In the same way, homophobes thrive everywhere. But you must feel you've got scripture on your side to come up with the tedious 'Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve' style arguments instead of just recognising that some people are different." - Douglas Murray
I like it here. There are not very many places where I can voice my opinion without getting a barrage of angry responses. I may not always be right but I don't like being told I'm wrong because my thought isn't in-line with 2000 year old desert scribblings.
For what it's worth Nigel: I haven't been here very long but I have enjoyed the couple exchanges we have had so far. And I enjoy a good pun too.
After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him.
The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.
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Me too. I came here looking for trannie porn. Boy was i suprised!
Happy aniversery
Congrats, lets see you make it another 5 years!
1 year together, and it's still all about you.
It's been a pleasure, Nigel. Looking forward to many more trips around the sun that include your dialogue.
- Leon Trotsky, Last Will & Testament
February 27, 1940
You've been here for a year? What kind of atheist are you? Where were you when Ingersoll was blasting religion, NEVER MIND THE FACT YOU WERNT BORN YET! (Did I think that, or type it?)
Now, other atheists can forgive you for not being part of the godless borg, but your payment for redemtion is to barbeque kittens and sport a Clay Akin bumper sticker on your car.
"We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers."Obama
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Don't have a barbeque - turkey fried kitten OK?
Don't have a car - can I attach it to my backside with a hole for continued bodily function?
Crap for crap I say.
"I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions."
— George Carlin
Thank you for being here. It's been a pleasure to read your thoughts on various issues.
It upsets me somewhat that you signed up 3 days after me, and have about 10 times the number of post I do. I don't know if that makes my contribution here pathetic, or yours immense
M
Forget Jesus, the stars died so that you could be here
- Lawrence Krauss
Happy 1 year to you too Michael! Regarding the number of posts - you have a sciencefreak badge doesn't that mean you are busy in your secret science lab observing stuff to come up with hypothesis and following through with that freaky scientific method...
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Yeah, sure... let's go with that
M
Forget Jesus, the stars died so that you could be here
- Lawrence Krauss
I think it's more that one of Michael's posts is worth about nine of mine.
"Yes, I seriously believe that consciousness is a product of a natural process. I find that the neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers who proceed from that premise are the ones who are actually making useful contributions to our understanding of the mind." - PZ Myers
I doubt that somehow
M
Forget Jesus, the stars died so that you could be here
- Lawrence Krauss